Ruthlessly murdered by her father, the ghost of a seer's daughter kills
all those who watch a weird video after 7 days; unless the viewer finds
the escape clause.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writers: Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay), Kôji Suzuki (novel)
Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Miki Nakatani, Yûko Takeuchi | See full cast and crew »
Storyline
Reiko Asakawa is researching into a 'Cursed Video' interviewing teenagers about it. When her niece Tomoko dies of 'sudden heart failure' with an unnaturally horrified expression on her face, Reiko investigates. She finds out that some of Tomoko's friends, who had been on a holiday with Tomoko the week before, had died on exactly the same night at the exact same time in the exact same way. Reiko goes to the cabin where the teens had stayed and finds an 'unlabeled' video tape. Reiko watched the tape to discover to her horror it is in fact the 'cursed videotape'. Ex-Husband Ryuji helps Reiko solve the mystery, Reiko makes him a copy for further investigation. Things become more tense when their son Yoichi watches the tape saying Tomoko had told him to. Their discovery takes them to a volcanic island where they discover that the video has a connection to a psychic who died 30 years ago, and her child Sadako...User Reviews
This is a superb horror
film. There's something about this film which gets under your skin,
into your nervous system, and then it turns out the lights and creeps
maliciously into your brain. The film has few jump-out-of-your-seat
moments, and minimal violence, but as the plot develops the atmosphere
becomes almost unbearably sinister and unpleasant. The climax of this
film is one of the most frightening scenes in the history of cinema, and
is guaranteed to turn your bones to jelly and leave you a quivering
dribbling psychological mess.
Forget the pointless Hollywood remake, go and see this film today! There are no cheap tricks here, no melodrama, just poker-faced top performances from the cast, and some genuinely unsettling dark ideas which will bubble away in your subconscious for years to come.
Forget the pointless Hollywood remake, go and see this film today! There are no cheap tricks here, no melodrama, just poker-faced top performances from the cast, and some genuinely unsettling dark ideas which will bubble away in your subconscious for years to come.
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